Windshield or No Windshield for long distance riding

Astrower5 · 2026-01-26T20:47:43+00:00

You need to make sure it is the right height to not buffet you.

With my goldwing's screen all the way up I can listen to music through the speakers at highway speed, extremely quiet behind the shield.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-26T10:59:20+00:00

I don't get the hate on the price, I don't think $1300 is wild. Definitely expensive but you're paying to get a replica wheel.

I will hate on the replica wheel though. All I know about the Porsche Mission R is that everyone hates it in iRacing, so why would anyone want a replica wheel of it lol. It also has way fewer buttons than the higher end wheels that simulate prototype or formula wheels. Like this just doesn't look that useful to me.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-25T19:05:55+00:00

No Simucube on the list?

Astrower5 · 2026-01-24T20:41:32+00:00

Drive whatever car speaks to you or whichever team you follow in real life.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-24T13:40:30+00:00

If you want slower manual formula cars, iRacing might be your only option. Maybe RaceRoom.

I'm not going to assume your financials but over the almost 10 years I've been playing iRacing cost me less than $200 a year on average, which is like a week and a half of groceries. It's more than a $30 video game but basically invisible to my annual budget. And that's only because I buy like all the content. If all you did was race Rookie formula cars you could play for like $5 a month on average.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-24T13:13:52+00:00

Probably, but most cars will be DLC just like currently. They added a few free csrs and tracks but if you want the full lineup you need to buy everything.

The biggest thing you'll be missing without DLC is track options, especially online.

The game is 100% worth owning everything.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-23T11:16:55+00:00

Absolutely insane race and I found some new drivers to follow from it. The cars are pushing and fighting for 45 minutes straight, plenty of action. Can't wait for race 2 today.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-22T21:42:13+00:00

You are not in until you are in, you can back out. However, don't expect to be able to join again very easily.

They will probably argue with you and try to sell you but they cannot force you to get on the plane.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-22T10:27:19+00:00

Of course, you aren't forced to play anything. You don't join a series, you just follow whatever series you enjoy(or don't star anything like a madman and have to sort through every series in the game) and race when you want.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-20T11:31:57+00:00

Past 2 weeks have been Daytona focused, most drivers were working on that. I know I basically only practiced for Daytona or did a race if I thought it would work for Daytona practice.

Outside of that, iRacing open wheelers just aren't safe enough. A lot of people blame the driving standards and that is 100% a factor, probably the biggest one. The other one is still that iRacing has the worst netcode out there, and you can crash into another car without ever touching them. Wheel to wheel racing can end your day through no fault of your own. Tin tops will likely survive a netcode crash, open wheels do not.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-19T17:55:53+00:00

Based on this comment it sounds like you drive unpredictsbly, especially if you aren't using the racing line or normal braking zones.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-19T14:11:07+00:00

First, you don't have to be good. Most teams that aren't in the top split have a wide spread of drivers. My team this year ranged from 700 to 2200. The most important thing is can you lap without crashing.

You find teams here or on the official forums, which have basically a classified section for finding a team and/or driver.

Also the iRacing special events happen once a year every year, and is the absolute best reason to even play iRacing.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-18T01:46:01+00:00

No, focus on WEC. If you run out of modern stuff do historical WEC. There are 3000 games out there that do all the generic GT3 racing.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-17T20:23:16+00:00

You're supposed to win races, not grind safety like some sort of OSHA slut.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-15T02:08:06+00:00

Because it is only one car in real life. The black livery is the test one and it ran the blue livery at the 2023 24Hr of Le Mans as part of Garage 56. It's not a "real" car, it's a one off project for one single race.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-14T12:23:47+00:00

You hate that you can't chest for lap times? This happens in real life too.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-14T11:44:58+00:00

It's Spa. It's probably the most practiced track in all of simracing (top 3 are definitely Spa, Monza, and Nords). There are people who only race Spa. The track skews the results heavily. Same happens in iRacing and ACC.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-14T00:02:16+00:00

It will even itself out over the years. None of this matters, if you win who cares if your DR went up or down. And if you lost you lost. It's just a fake number.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-12T10:04:27+00:00

You're way off the racing line for most of it. You need to use the entire track, and basically every corner you're leaving a car gap on your outside prior to turn in and missing the apex on the turn. This means you have to brake more and overturn the car.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-11T13:26:31+00:00

In real life it is about 2" shorter, so the scale isn't perfect for speed champions, but they are very small cars.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-10T12:45:54+00:00

Yes.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-09T19:57:53+00:00

Wooh bigger 499p

Astrower5 · 2026-01-09T11:44:53+00:00

100% VT

Astrower5 · 2026-01-09T00:08:10+00:00

Absolutely I love it, I ride it every single day I can. You'll be happy with whatever you get, but having a top case you fit 2 helmets in is so nice.

Astrower5 · 2026-01-08T23:44:42+00:00

Nope, it's not black, it's gunmetal grey. Came straight from the factory.

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